Hamlet as a Tragic Hero Storyboard
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare: Lesson Plans and Activities
Lesson Plans by Rebecca Ray
One of the most quoted lines of Shakespeare comes from Hamlet: "To be or not to be, that is the question!" Inspire and engage your students with captivating storyboards as you teach The Tragedy of Hamlet, a dark tale of a prince consumed by revenge.
Storyboard Description
Shakespeare Hamlet Tragic Hero
Storyboard Text
- Slide: 1
- HAMARTIA
- Hamlet’s repeated indecision prevents him from immediately killing Claudius, indirectly causing every other death in the play.
- Slide: 2
- HUBRIS
- Hamlet believes he is clever enough to beat Claudius and Laertes in any challenge. In the fencing match, Laertes takes advantage of this to poison Hamlet with his fencing blade.
- Slide: 3
- PERIPETEIA
- Hamlet proves to himself that Claudius is guilty, but now Claudius knows he has to kill Hamlet. His first attempt fails, but he arranges a duel between Hamlet and Laertes.
- Slide: 4
- ANAGNORISIS
- The whole play is set in motion when the Ghost of King Hamlet tells the prince that it is Claudius who killed him.
- Slide: 5
- NEMESIS
- Hamlet's failure to act immediately leads the duel between Hamlet and Laertes, where both men are poisoned and die.
- Slide: 6
- CATHARSIS
- Horatio was left to tell the story while the King of Norway usurps Denmark.